Later life and career Howard Van Doren Shaw

shaw s market square nation s first shopping center designed vehicles.

although lake forest had become magnet wealthy, local commercial district unkempt. city sought relieve problem in 1912 creating shopping center several businesses operate out of 1 parcel of land. shaw asked design center, , in 1915, designed u-shaped mall surrounding parking spaces , central courtyard. shaw collaborated edward h. bennett on design, local architect rose prominence after co-authoring burnham plan chicago. shaw s design inspired trip made through europe in 1913. market square became first planned shopping center in united states.

city planning became important topic architects following completion of pullman district in 1880s. shaw made foray city planning construction of marktown, indiana industrialist clayton mark, founder of mark manufacturing company. mark built steel mill on indiana coast , wanted company town support it. shaw designed village , construction began in 1916. however, small portion of ever built, preserved today marktown historic district.

in 1921, shaw again contracted r. r. donnelley build printing plant, time in crawfordsville, indiana. donnelley later commission second lakeside press building. shaw began develop apartment buildings gold coast @ time. shaw trustee @ art institute of chicago , asked build several additions, including central courtyard. designed 2 fraternity houses university of illinois @ urbana-champaign , 1 @ university of chicago.

in 1906, became member of american institute of architects , made fellow following year. awarded aia gold medal shortly before death in 1926. buried in graceland cemetery. howard shaw s students david adler, r. harold zook, harry w.j. edbrooke, , edward h. bennett became notable architects in own right. shaw s daughter sylvia became notable sculptor.